Adjustable die



Sept- 7 1943'. l. G. FREEMAN, JR

ADJ US TABLE DI E Filed Sept. 19, 1941 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 a0/s armEEMnNJfL, y

Sept- 7, 1943- L. G. FREEMAN, JR

ADJUSTABLE DIE Filed sept. 19, 19414 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept 7, 1943- L. G. FREEMAN, JR 2,328,876

ADJUSTABLE DIE Filed Sept. 19, 1941 s sheets-sheep s Patented Sept." 7, 1943Y y" *UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE "ADJUSTABLE4 DIE lLouis GyFreemanyJr.,

Cincinnati, Ohio, assgnor h to TheLouis G. Freeman Company, Cincin- 4 nati," Ohio, a corporationof Ohio f u Alipplication'September 11 claims.

,l ;Thisfinvention relates to, shoemachnerm and .more particularly toimprovements `in diesfor `,use ,l .in ornamenting, shoe vuppers, andl shoe parts by l lVorming; cutouts or perforatons inl portions i thereof.

" l. lThe illustrated embodiment of the 1mielution.is

" uatyp'e of` die adapted foruoperations" upon skins, l Wupper blanks, tted orlclosed uppers, and the like, by which markings'rnay be applied to the work, at .fthe saine time, or as part of a cycle of operations,

during which thework -may also be ornamented' f by the perforating or cutting outoyfa design `theregin. `l'referablylithe marking andV perforating or ing will be performedr ina single machine p- 1 ion, andthe marking "may take the form of printing with inkjpr theapplication of a heated lement,or the like.` j

l "Specifically this invention relates to improvements in diesof thegeneraltype disclosedin the fpatent to Benjamin`W.`Freeman, No; 2,244,613,

h dated June 3, i941, and well adapted to use in f the type ofmachine disclosed in the" patents to f, parts" will be ornamented in afseriesf of dif` "ferent' sizes anddiii'erent widths of the fsamestyle.

` l. `t'znacaiise ofthe fact that `thediemiistbearafixed predetermined jrelatinto the work, it is evident `that as thejsize'of the'work varies, therelative l vary accordingly," unless" ysornefrneans 1 is provided Sto accommodate thedieto thework. f

` ,Some times the shoe'parts'intheseries have a commonportion of their peripheries held to the `same grade, this being-known ascenter grading.` `"Atother times, where thepartsin the series have 1 no common `portion in theirperipheries,theyuwill f tion which centergradedand other portions ment or elements-to ornament one or more of the `different sizes whiclrareregularly graded. r

`Beniamin W. Freeman, Reissue 20,294p3dated" position" of the `ornamentation inthe work will l 'f It has long been recognizedjas desirable tosup.- r plement the xedifor basic group of ornamenting` 19, 1941seria1`No; 411,572 f e e (c1.;1s49s y `elements with auxiliary ornamenting elements in 1 orderto enlarge the ornamentation formed by the fixed group, from the smallest to the largest shoe part in the series. `This has been eiected in various'` ways, aslby removable inserts `whichcould be added or removed"from the die structure when desired, or when'feasible` by providing relatively slidable `die sections, adjustable to each other. ",Butsuoh structures are in manyinstances cum- .bersome, expensive to manufacture,` and in the mental l pattern to accommodate ,large sizes `of` a h `lru'r'iofshoeparts.` 15 l Alprimary object of the present invention is to :provide an.A 'arrangement in which the auxiliary ornamentingelements `constitute a series of permanent parts otthedie structure, any one yor more of which may be thrown into and out of operating Aposition at thewill of the operator.

f *Another object contemplates a simplified `structuremin which the adjustabledieelementsmay be 1moved into or `out of operative position `by the fsiinple flick of a lever.` h The illustrated embodiments `may be con- ,structed similarly to the dies illustratd'inthe patents abovernentioned, with the exception of 'I that portion of the die wherein the ornamenting *elements are arranged for adjustment into and out of their cutting position. y l

For amore complete description "tion, and to the attainment of the foregoing and other objects which will appear as the description proceeds, reference may be madeV to the ac-` h companying drawings in which:` y

'face ofthe die; i

Fig. 2 is afrontlelevation thereof;

`1iig.3 `is a section on` the line 3-3 of Fig. `2

die. l Y

is an enlarged fragmentarydetailed view showing the adjustable elements in elevation.

5 is an` enlarged verticallsection through fthe center of the die structure.

'i1 Fig. 6 is an ,enlarged vertical I section looking `fromthe side of theirontpart of the die struc- Mture.. i'

Fig.y7 is a perspective elevation `ofone of the auxiliary elements, and h '*Figg is a2 perspectiveelevation of one `form of Acam which may be employed.

Referring now more particularly to the draw- `5.5 like parts, "the, die organization comprises gen` `case of removable inserts, require time and labor. when' it isdesired to increasethe size of an ornaof the inven- Fig. y1 is a plan view lookingatthe operating 'illustrating the plan of the back surface of the @ings in which` like. referencenumerals designate than as limiting.`

` arrangement.

y A y e t y atteggia n l e n p 'thelf a' tamburi@ Wvhch islheldin posi?` `j fHavingthus .described my inventionffwhat.' I `1 y e y tion by meanslofldowel'pinsi51,anda screw58-,-

"this cam'bar having its'endsl Sil-projected beyond the ends of the cutter bar 53. The'cam barsare` perforated behind the tubes-as indicated" at',`55,1 l

'permit the Iescape offc'uttingsior chips. l` e The composite cutter-andlcam bars 53--56 are n @engaging the camplatelly Vand the ends 59 exf tending over the gibs 52L The cutterbar portions 53, being shortertha'nthe cam barf portions 55 'maybe proportioned toengage the sides ori-edges l .lmounted `inthedie'unit withfthe cam portions claim as new? and desire to secure Vby Letters Pat- -1`.\A"` die "unit for use in an ornam'enting niarchine'", joomprising a` base,` work ornamenting base; the ornamenting -portions of {said fixed `means being"normally'located in an operative "zone, and the ornamenting portionsof said movL p able means being normally located in aninopera- 'of the`gibs"52 for 'guidancethereby into'v and-out ofposition. Spring's'BU-B are insertedbetween `the endsss `amigas` szrbotnof which aresuitl n a Y ablyare'oessedtdreceive andl'retairi the springs -in i sp` sitiorr,` andas" clearly shown inlFigs; 5 and 6, suiiicient" clearance -i`s provided between the gibs 52` and the ends 59 to enables the "composite barsto move into` and outof `anoperaLtive posisurfaces `3I.` When, however,fthe` earn plate 30 plane asthe fixedltubes I4. VReversal;ofmbve- Iposition,"

ation thereofwillbereadilyapparent f 11 cornren'tionallyy provided for the purpose; lFor smallA sizes of 1k work,` the l auxiliary* elements` 'or l composite barsi 534-56 Twill-be out of i tnewa'y fresting inthe stepped portionf`3l Aoflthecam` rplatetll.' Asthe sizeof `work increases, the cutter tive position, said movable ornamentiiig means comprising a; plurality of auxiliary movable eleliments, and a common means to move said ele-` ments individually into kand` out of `the operative `zoneV ofthe ornamentin portions of thelfixed -25 e @bis s'lid-forwardlyby meansofthe handle 46, the y n "beveled portions `33` will `engage thejcam` `bars n J"56 which are also beveled or rounded along the edge 6|, and theibars will be foroeddownwardly l wagainstthe action of the springs' 60, intoa posi?" tion where the tubes54 are inthe same cutting 'f ment ofthe cam plate 30 permitsfthefsprings 60 restoreithe bars one byone to theirinoperative chine,l comprising- `a base,vh `work 1 ornamenting "means iixedlyfsecured to said-base,-` andworkl `ornamentingv means movably -mounted on said base,` the Vornamenting:portions vof "said fixed meansbeing` normally loeatedin anoperative` chine, v"con'prising anbase,` a cutting dieiiixedly :"securedto said'basarand an auxiliary cutting die` vincluding a diekblock having a-` cutting element,

movably mounted on said basanthe cutting edge l `of. said` xed cutting diefbeingnormally located `in an operative zone and "thecutting edge of said l `auxiliary cutting` die `being Vnormally located in an inoperative position, and cam means cooperaz` `bars maybe dropped oneby oneinto cutting posi--` e l tion, and held rigidly there by the cam plate 3|).`

Manymodiiications will occur tothose skilled l in the art, and it is intended that `the foregoing as illustrative rather embodiments be regarded From `the foregoing it follows that the invention is `just as applicable to'a die `which cuts or perforates without marking, and the invention `is not in anywise` to belimited to `a combined? cutting andmarking die.`l A Agaimthe arrangement of the die maybe such as to cut up instead of down; and quite obviously,

i l the arrangement of tubes or cutters used as auxn n iliary,v elements may be varied to accord with the p pattern desired.l It is not essentialthat the corni posite, auxiliary cutter bars, illustrated above as carrying a single tube or two, beconi'lned to this e e Tubes may be distributed in `a n 1i .1 pattern on the individual bars, and the bars may "be widened to l accommodate same. e

l where the marker plates `are illustrated herein as singleunits extending'beyond that portion of Further,

f, I 4. A die unit'ior use in flan' ornamenting, mai chine, comprising a base, =acutting=die fixedly,` ,securedwto said base, and` an"aux`iliarycutting die including a die block carrying abutting ele- .normally locatedin an operative zone, and the l l cutting edge of said auxiliary cutting die being normally located in an inoperative position, and a manually movable oamplate cooperative with said cam bar tomove the cutting edge of said the die block to which the` tubes |4\ are rigidly affixed, in order to accommodate the auxiliary tubes, such plates `may readily befdivided into separate parts,"fand those` parts whichrwould otherwise extend beyond `the auxiliaryelements i be detached until such time as (larger sizes in l the runof work `are encountered,` 'l

auxiliary die into and out of said operative zone. 5. A die unit for use in an ornamenting ma chine, comprising a base, a cutting diexedly secured to said base, andan auxiliary cutting dieincluding a die block carrying a cutting element, and a cam bar secured to said die block.

the cutting edge of saidfixed cutting die being normally` located in an operative zone,` andthe Vcutting edge of said auxiliary cutting die being `normally located in an inoperative position, a `manually movable cam plate cooperative with said `cam bar to move the cutting edge of said auxiliary die into and out of said operative zone,

n said cam plate having a recessed portion to receive Jthe cam bar when the auxiliary cutting die is located in the inoperative position, and a surace adjacentthe recessed portion eiiective to` e hold the auxiliary die in the operative zone, when the cam plate has been moved for this purpose.

6. A die for use in an` ornamenting machine elements,l xedly 'secured to said base, an 'auxil- Viary cutter block carryinga cutter element,mov ably mounted on said. base, retaining meansl on said Vbase limiting movement of said auxiliary vblock vaway from the base, and bridge means at theoppositeside of the base fromthe retain.- ing means.; effective to. limit v,movement of` the .auxiliary blockinto thebasafcam means inter.-`

posedY between' the said auxiliary block and said bridge means, said cam means being shaped-to engage and move said auxiliary block to an oper.- `ative position in'adirection away from said bridge means, and actuating means for said cam' means carried by said bridge means and connected to said cam means. d

' platetofmove said elements individually into and Y y outxof tlre, operative zone of; the ornamenting 'portions of thejxed means.

7. A die for use in an ornamenting machine comprising a base,'a cutter plate carrying cutter elements, xedly secured to saidbase, an auxiliary cutter block carrying a cutter element, movably mounted on said base, retaining means 0n said base limiting Vmovement of said auxiliary block lawayfrom thebase, andbridge means at the opposite side ofthe basel froml the retaining lmeans effective to limitmovementof the auxiliaryjol-ock into the base, vcam means interposed between the said auxiliaryblockf'and said :bridge meansgsaid, cam means being shaped to engage reverse order.

cam; plate, and means co-operative with said, cam

9;AV die unitfor userjin an ornamentng machine, comprising a base, work ornamenting means xedly secured to said base, and work .ornamenting .meansrmovably-xmounted on said basa, the ornamenting portions ofV saidxed means beinganormally located an f operative Zonet and the ornamenting portions of said movablevrneans being normally located in an inoper- ;.'at i,veposition,. said vmovable ornamenting means comprising: aplurality of auxiliary movable elementsga cam plate, and means co-operative with .saidam plate to move said elements one by one intov the Oprativerzonef of the ornamenti-ng portions of the xed means;A and to retract them in 10. A' dieunit for' use in an ornamenting machine, comprising a. basan; cutting die xedly secured to said. base;and an auxiliary cutting die and move said vauxiliary block to an operative f' position vin a direction away from said bridge means,v actuating means for said cam means carried by said bridgemeans and connected tosaid cam means, and means interposed between said retaining means and said'auxiliary block to re-l turn said block to its' originalv position upon movement of the cam means to an inoperative position.A

the ornamenting portions of said movabley means .i beingnormally located in, an inoperative posi- 'hjtionv i said movable ornamenting means comprisl y ing-ia plurality of auxiliary movable elements, a

including ajdetblek having a cutting element, .Y fmovably mounted on said base, the cutting?. edge of sai-djxed cuttin-gdi-eieing, normallylocated i in an; operative zone and-,the cutting. edge of said auxiliary cutting diebeing normally located Cinanfinoperative position, v a camplate, and

- Ymean-s, co-operati-ve1witlr said caml plate 'to move said;auxiliarydieinto and out of said operative 'v faerie;klv i a i lili. -Avvdie unit 'forusa irixanornamenting ma- 'chine-,jcomprising abase, and a plurality of cutf ting elements fixedly; secured tosaid base, a die block movably mounted on said base and carrying anaux-iliary cutting; element, the cutting edges of said fixed cutting elements; being: normally rlo,- cated man operative: zone,` and the cutting edge ofA said auxiliary cuttingv element being; normally positioned by i-tsvdie block, in aninoperative zone,

V-a'carrr'platal and means. cooperative with said campateftormdve said dieblock. sonas toy posi,-

tion said-auxiliary: cutting; element into and out v et said,operati-vezone.,v y, i

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